Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-22
navy ArMosPH ERE.

...ov,t. DISSATISFIED with
Are nv, N,aTor 8bram $. Hewitt?
u YORK March 19.-There is a nazl'
NJ" .ho atmosphere of local polltics'
nts' III ~ - look as though the ruilng
1t ossl" ~ the Democracy are disappoin'-
p0as's N O :. Hewitt. 1t seems 1mpos-
ID IL ~, 1A tho Democrats to select mayor
'Ioe ,Ji g,ye entire satisfaction TO the
Ea0 wiz TioLbam. Cooper, Grace ana
p '.,3n were all weig he'd IN tne So ImJooG
LIon 'D and found wanting. n Ten
a lls was weighed tWlce-ohco " 49,
dtl "y and again by the county h p1.
n uoy BoIh times were ni9 10 IN the
Tar Sab,ounded. To-day HewltI 10 III '1 te
uunU' His first appoln tmehI SENS "
s"ro twisted the cogs OF Tue ln"S Snaier
8 D'lo Governors removal Oh zen 3 t.,,et
5 dar the head of the Health Depatt ~ t,II
i IT aawitt an important vacancy W III,
i ua promptly took the reins IN nlo o w
L n9 9 without regard to the WISHES VI sno
i nSIHI The Office carries Win ~ la 70
naonnt of patronage. III Is an auto1l aS ~,
aanmnointment, needing no con nlihSoion ~
. apP BOARD of Aldermen. He"lII seIeote ~, "
n .no NJ MS own choice, lhdepehuehU " "a
nnIitics. Indeed, the Mayor 10 VI -.
p ri,b saving that he knew not Wne14eI MS
'oisction was Republican or Denio,
srat He felt that he was ntteG loi ane
oscs and that was enough 1ue NC"
olce, " $40 is James G. Bayles, of the
Iron Age. He knows as mllcI aoouC
iron as So horse knows of the doctrine
If ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, but ne tnorougnLS
,ndarstands sanitary science anu tue
"seds of the department wnlcn ne Is W
ass1 so " Mr.. Hewitt evidently appointed
sGn, in what he considered to be the IN
tsrpsts of the people, ana not IN lhose vi
t5e politicians. Bayles is an ola ana aple
imrualist. BE is one OF the men WHO
da ,be naqps of the Citizen so bright
80 davs OF Miles O'Reilly. He is tall
Haentiemauly in demeanor, an eX-
cpslte IN dress, keen student Oh ulhah
nature. aud man OF POSITIVE conVlcIlons'
He is an Episcopalian IN rellgloh, anu ne
r,l rrnbably prove TO be High Church
man in politics. 1t Is an appointment
,ba, President Cleveland would be very
ant to make If he were IN He"ltCs snoes'
Tho noliticians regard Bayles with curl
Gus ewes, but it is fair 10 say that the peo-
Mo seem TO be satisfied with MIN. His
4 friends say that be ls.a moderate Demo
crat This probably means that he is a
cross between a Democrat and Mug
wnmn How such a hybrid will work
among local political plants remains TO be
seen. Its blossoms are quite certain 10 be
4 blown among the people, and not among
party workers.
What particularly disturbs the leaders
Il is the TACT that they regard the appoint
ment as an indication Of what they may
expect in time to come. A new Police
Commissioner is to be made in May, when
John r Voorhees, term expires. The
Fl Police Board is regarded as the key to
Il the political situation in New York city.
4 Voorhees, is a County Democrat of &C
q knOwledged ability and integrity. The
4 air is already filed with whispers. VoOr-
4 bees was close friend of Mayor Grace,
and this is saiditO have prejudiced Hewitt
/ against him. Men Of political sagacity
ere scanning the horizon for his success
sOr NOOne knows what to expect from
the Mayor, if Voorhees, is dropped. The
County Democracy claims the Office, and
the claim is conceded by Tammany. A
pressure will probably be brought to bear
in favor of Maurice J. Power, who has
done so much toward removing the enmity
lOIWeTlg eAlsllnR DetWeen JDe TWO lac
tons. Without his aid MIR. Hewitt could
mot have been elected. One thing is GER
tain The appointment of a man not
Identified with politics is sure 10 ALLEVIATE
the affections OF the rank and file as we'll
as Of the leaders. No moderate Demo-
Crat Will ill this bill, and no Mugwump
viii be tolerated. The interest in Mr..
Hewitt is deepened in view of the fact
mat he will also soon have the appoint
ment ola Street and Fire Commissioner.
lhe patronage at stake in these depar,-
ments is considerable, and there is much
specu alton as to the Mayors selections.
l1e hazlness in tue atmosphere is increas-
ing every day and developing a cloud of
pontlcal uncertainties. Next year is
fresldenual year, and it looks as though
Inc Mayor had the defeat or the election
Democratic candidate in his hand.
uoOu Democrats console themselves with
le remark that it would "haye been
worse, II George had been elected. any.
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